Also I have absolutely no problem with his brand of communism in software. Intellectual property is an artificial state created construct and would not exist in a free market.
Intellectual property is the artificial mental construct that enables the market (also an artificial mental construct, along with thr concept of currency and enforceable contracts) to exist in the first place.
You don't need to want to Audit The Fed! or insist on me paying you out of the little bag of gold around my neck to believe that property rights are necessary for continued material prosperity.
The problem is the communists and the libertarians go too far in their respective directions regarding intellectual property rights. A middle ground supporting both ip enforcement and a strong fair use doctrine is necessary, but middle grounds tend to be unpopular in politics these days.
"The middle ground happens to be unpopular in politicsamong politicians and ambitious attention-seekers in many institutions of civil society these days" ftfy
There is no such thing as middle ground with today's libtards. If you aren't fully inside their camp and drinking the koolaid, Then its dox cancel dox cancel dox cancel dox cancel dox cancel dox cancel dox cancel. If you have any of them inside or close to your circle and you aren't of the same mindset as them it's best you just quietly start distancing yourself from them, else face potential career suicide if you inadvertently step on some egg shell and they start doxing and cancel culturing you, dragging
186,000 Miles per Second. It's not just a good idea. IT'S THE LAW.
Gotta admire the man's determination (Score:5, Insightful)
I think he's an absolute Communist, but you gotta give it to the guy: you can't cancel someone who doesn't give a fuck.
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Also I have absolutely no problem with his brand of communism in software. Intellectual property is an artificial state created construct and would not exist in a free market.
Re: Gotta admire the man's determination (Score:1)
Intellectual property is the artificial mental construct that enables the market (also an artificial mental construct, along with thr concept of currency and enforceable contracts) to exist in the first place.
You don't need to want to Audit The Fed! or insist on me paying you out of the little bag of gold around my neck to believe that property rights are necessary for continued material prosperity.
Re: Gotta admire the man's determination (Score:2)
The problem is the communists and the libertarians go too far in their respective directions regarding intellectual property rights. A middle ground supporting both ip enforcement and a strong fair use doctrine is necessary, but middle grounds tend to be unpopular in politics these days.
Re: Gotta admire the man's determination (Score:1)
"The middle ground happens to be unpopular in politicsamong politicians and ambitious attention-seekers in many institutions of civil society these days" ftfy
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